Bluffton High coach Ken Cribb doesn't have any concerns about his defense. That could mean bad news for anyone who has to face the Bobcats in the fall.

The first- and second-team offenses carved up the Bluffton defenses in Friday's spring game at Bobcat Stadium, with the Black team pulling out a 56-53 victory.

Bluffton's first-string offense, loaded with veterans and several explosive newcomers, just might be the best unit the Bobcat defenders see in 2012. Cribb, who has raved about the defense's speed all spring, certainly hopes so.

No one had much luck slowing down the Bobcats last season. They broke the state scoring record en route to their first Lower State championship.

“They're so fast, so skilled, and they're just getting better and better,” Cribb said of the offense. “We've got something special going.”

Though it allowed its share of long gains, the first-team defense got just enough stops to earn the win. The Black team, consisting of the defensive starters and the second-team offense, forced a turnover for the night's biggest play.

Rising senior quarterback C.J. Frazier tried to rally the White team in the two-minute drill, taking over at his own 37-yard line with 1:37 remaining. Frazier hit Gerald Robinson for an 18-yard gain into Black team territory. His next pass was complete for a first down, but the ball was stripped and recovered by the defense.

Black team quarterback Alex Davis and the No. 2 offense ran out the final minute.

Frazier finished with six touchdown passes, including four in the second half as he tried to overcome several double-digit deficits. Marquis Webber caught three of them, Vinny Boni caught two – including an impressive one-handed grab in the third quarter – and Chance Murphy hauled in another.

“It's fun. These guys are so athletic,” Frazier said. “But we can always get better. We've still got 7-on-7s to go through (this summer). Last year, 7-on-7s is what really put us in rhythm to start making a run when the season started. That's where it's going to start this year.”

The defenses forced a few early turnovers, but the offenses found their footing late in the first quarter. The Black team led 14-12 after the period, thanks to a pair of missed extra points.

Three touchdowns were scored in the first minute of the second quarter. Jae Middleton went 35 yards for a score, then Robinson ran in from 66 yards out on the next play from scrimmage. Middleton returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for another touchdown. He also had a 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

The Black team's largest lead came after a 47-yard touchdown run by Davis, who ran for three scores and threw for another. That made it 49-33 in with four minutes left in the third.

Frazier came back with two scoring tosses to Webber – one for 70 yards over the top and another for 30 up the left seam – though it wasn't quite enough.

Cribb said the furious pace was exactly what he expected. Even before Friday, Cribb said the team was ahead of where it was last spring in some areas. It all starts with Frazier, who was deadly accurate Friday and showed he has an obvious rapport with Webber.

“We're not as deep, but we're just as talented (as last year). "We've got a little more experience in some key spots,” Cribb said. “C.J. right now is better than he was at any point last year.”

BOBCAT MASCOT FOUND

Bluffton High School’s bobcat mascot has been recovered.

BHS football coach Ken Cribb said the school’s resource officer received the 250-pound statue from a Hilton Head Island High School administrator Thursday morning. He said the mascot had been found at the Hilton Head football stadium.

“I have not been contacted by anyone from Hilton Head, so that’s all I know. That’s what I’ve been told,” Cribb said.

The bobcat statue, which was made by the parent of a football player, went missing from its perch atop the tunnel at Bobcat Stadium the night of May 9. It was back in place in time for Bluffton's spring football game Friday night.

The school filed a police report last week, but officials said they hoped it was just a prank and asked that the statue be returned.

“As long as they bring it back, we’re good,” Cribb said Wednesday. “If they don’t bring it back, and get caught, it’s stolen school property.”